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WATCH: Penn State gymnast overcomes pandemic challenges to win world title

Despite a cancelled senior season, Nittany Lion gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik persevered to win America's first world title on pommel horse

Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik was a phenomenon in his Penn State career, winning two consecutive NCAA pommel horse titles his freshman and sophomore years. The global pandemic cut short his senior season and his plans to qualify for the Olympics on his own through World Cup international competitions. Nedoroscik continued to train at Penn State and qualified for Team USA as a specialist for the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, where he made history as the first American to win a world title on pommel horse. Credit: WPSU

Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik was a phenomenon in his Penn State career, winning two consecutive NCAA pommel horse titles his freshman and sophomore years.

The global pandemic cut short the electrical engineering student's senior season and his plans to qualify for the Olympics on his own through World Cup international competitions.

Nedoroscik continued to train at Penn State and qualified for Team USA as a specialist for the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, where he made history as the first American to win a world title on pommel horse.

Last Updated August 4, 2022